Technology News
The Terrifying Science Behind the Locust Plagues of Africa
Wired - 5 Feb 2020 15:00
With hundreds of billions of locusts tearing through farmland, it's the worst outbreak to strike the region in decades.
How 1917's single-shot style changed the game for visual effects
Digital Trends - 5 Feb 2020 15:28
The single-shot filmmaking style used in Sam Mendes' war drama 1917 challenged its visual effects team in new ways.
Applying large banks of supercapacitors
Medical Design Technology - 5 Feb 2020 21:08
It pays to know techniques for mitigating leakage current and over- voltages in uses where several supercapacitors work in parallel. Michele Kinman Advanced Linear Devices Inc. In applications requiring rapid charge/disc...
How does the new coronavirus compare with the flu?
Live Science - 5 Feb 2020 14:52
How does the new coronavirus compare with the seasonal flu, and which should you most worry about?
Cloud Race Gets More Interesting---and Confusing
Wall Street Journal - 5 Feb 2020 14:00
Comparing the cloud businesses of Amazon, Microsoft and Alphabet's Google is difficult, but all are thriving with room to expand.
Increased traffic injuries are a surprising result of restricting older drivers
EurekAlert! - 5 Feb 2020 07:00
(University of Tsukuba) Research from Japan's University of Tsukuba examined impacts of mandated cognitive testing at driver's license renewal for people aged 75+. Such testing aims to identify potentially dangerous driv...
Use Ring's New Control Center to Block Police Requests
Life Hacker - 5 Feb 2020 05:30
It feels like plenty of people aren't going to ditch their expensive video-camera doorbells no matter what Ring does--either because they paid good money for one and they're stubborn, or they don't want to spend even mor...
Google Fiber will no longer offer TV service to new customers
Slash Gear - 5 Feb 2020 04:31
You can find almost everything on the Internet, be it through the regular Web or through Internet-based content delivery services, a.k.a. streaming. These days, even TV shows can be accessed over the Internet, giving mor...
Companies Pursue Zero Trust, but Implementers Are Hesitant
Dark Reading - 5 Feb 2020 02:50
Almost three-quarters of enterprises plan to have a zero-trust access model by the end of the year, but nearly half of cybersecurity professionals lack the knowledge to implement the right technologies, experts say.
Today I learned that not everyone has an internal monologue and it has ruined my day
The Loop - 5 Feb 2020 23:09
This is kind of mindblowing. I also didn't realize not everyone could "hear the voices in their head."∞ Read this on The Loop
Moondog Labs launches a 52mm filter holder for smartphone cameras
DP Review - 5 Feb 2020 22:54
If you'd like to use your collection of lens filters not only with your DSLR or mirrorless lenses but also your smartphone camera, Moondog Labs' latest product might be worth a closer look: the company's new Multi-Camera...
New Lemon Duck Malware Campaign Targets IoT, Large Manufacturers
Threatpost - 5 Feb 2020 20:50
Malware campaign targets global manufacturers that are still dependent on Windows 7 subsystems to run fleets of IoT endpoints.
Sony's image sensor business may be 'enormously' hit by coronavirus outbreak
DP Review - 5 Feb 2020 16:54
Sony, which has four large factories in China, has expressed concerns that the ongoing outbreak of a novel coronavirus in the country may negatively impact its image sensor business. It remains unclear just how infectiou...
NASA's Sun probe just spotted something entirely new
BGR - 5 Feb 2020 04:10
Our Sun is vitally important to our continued existence, but it's also a volatile object with a spicy personality. Coronal mass ejections, or CMEs, are dramatic outbursts during which the Sun blasts charged particles int...
Three years after raising $450 million, Andreessen is back with a new $750 million life sciences fund
TechCrunch - 5 Feb 2020 04:05Study claims iPhone 11 Pro radiation level is twice the federal safety limit
BGR - 5 Feb 2020 03:08
A new study commissioned by Penumbra Brands finds that radiation emanating from the iPhone 11 Pro is at a level thought to be dangerous to consumers. Specifically, results tabulated by RF Exposure Lab reveal that radiati...
Study finds diet tweak may calm down an overactive immune system
Slash Gear - 5 Feb 2020 02:03
A new study has found that a relatively simple diet tweak may help protect high-risk individuals from the harmful inflammatory response caused by an over-active immune system. Though it didn’t prevent the condition, th...
Rexing V360 dash cam review: 360-degree coverage at last!
PC World - 5 Feb 2020 01:38
The dual-channel Rexing V360 ($170 on Amazon) has a fantastic touch display and interface. The unique 360-degree front camera also captures more interior and exterior action than any other camera I've tested--at least du...
Franklin Richards' Choice Between the X-Men and the Fantastic Four Just Got Way Easier
Gizmodo - 5 Feb 2020 23:00
In the first issue of House of X, an envoy of the X-Men made their way to New York City to apprehend the villain Sabretooth. They wanted to send a message to the Fantastic Four about how mutants' positions in the world w...
The "Self-Evidently Bad Idea" That Tanked the Iowa Caucuses
The New Yorker - 5 Feb 2020 22:49
Isaac Chotiner interviews Nate Cohn, of the New York Times, about the disastrous start of the Democratic primary, in the Iowa caucuses, and its implications for Bernie Sanders, Pete Buttigieg, Elizabeth Warren, and Joe B...
University of Maastricht says it paid hackers 200,000-euro ransom
Reuters - 5 Feb 2020 19:18
The University of Maastricht on Wednesday disclosed that it had paid hackers a ransom of 30 bitcoin -- at the time worth 200,000 euros ($220,000) -- to unblock its computer systems, including email and computers, after a...
Apple TV+ basketball series forced to sub out lead actor
Cult of Mac - 5 Feb 2020 19:15
Apple’s upcoming TV series about the life of young basketball players, Swagger, is making a late substitution with its leading actor. O’Shea Jackson Jr. has been tapped to fill in as the leading actor for Duke Winsto...